DoJ Official: President Can Order Killings in U.S.
by Last Night in Little Rock
In a remarkable story for Newsweek hitting the stands today, a DoJ official told a closed door Senate Intelligence Committee that the President has the legal authority to order killings inside the United States. Exclusive: Can the President Order a Killing on U.S. Soil? This is the Administration's logical extension of the argument that it can violate the Fourth Amendment during national security investigations.
The response came in response to a hypothetical question from Sen. Feinstein.
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